A rule of thumb is a general estimate.

一则经验法则是一种大致估计。

The one-China principle has become a basic norm in international relations and a general consensus of the international community.

一个中国原则业已成为国际关系基本准则和国际社会普遍共识。

Many people are skeptical of vaccines in general.

大体上来说，许多人对疫苗持怀疑态度。

During the rule of Gamal Abdel Nasser girls were encouraged to go to school, and women exhorted to join the workforce, as part of the general push for economic development.

在伽马·阿布德拉·那色统治期间，作为推动经济全面一部分，鼓励女孩子们上学，规劝妇女们加入工作行列。

Consensus By general consensus, Jerry was picked as the class president.

(意见）一致、共识杰瑞获得一致同意，被选为班长。

In his childhood, he aspired to become a great general.

在童时代，他渴成为一位伟大将军。

The American general election would begin in three days.

美国大选三天以后举行。

Performing, in general, comes with a lot of rejection.

一般来说，表演这个行业是被很多人拒之门外一个行业。

But in general, when people refer to plastics, they're referring to synthetic materials.

人们所指是人造材质。人们所指是人造材质。

Don't skimp on the general tsao chicken.

不要在糖醋鸡块上省钱。

One is the general atmosphere of secrecy in which it is carried out, the other the lack of freedom of the individual research worker.

一是科研工作中普遍存在保密气氛；另一个是研究人员缺乏个人自由。

Participants favour the general over the specific.

比起具体目标，抗议者们更喜欢整体性反抗。

A few hours later, the attorney general intervened.

几个小时之后，司法部长介入。

The general topic I chose is aesthetics, but that's as far as I've got I don't really know where to go from there.

我选择大方向是美学，但就我所知，我真不知道往哪里写。

The world in general has the opposite problem, I think.

我想大多数人面临都是相反问题吧。

It seems that in Utah, they like unusual water activities in general.

一般情况下，犹他州人们似乎喜欢不同寻常水上活动。

Militias have been battling forces loyal to a renegade general who has been waging a campaign to crush extremist militants there.

民兵武装组织一直在与忠于叛变将军力量进行斗争，这名将军一直在进行打击利比亚极端武装分子行动。

Tell your doctor you're experiencing 'flu-like symptoms', and they'll know exactly what you mean: coughing, fever, head and muscle aches, fatigue, and well, just general " malaise" , which kind of means just feeling really bad.

告诉你医生你正在经历“流感症状”，他们就会明白你意思：咳嗽，烧，头和肌肉疼痛，疲劳，这即代表了一般“不适”，意思是感觉真很糟糕。

But parties, preparations for tests, personal problems and general stress can wreck a student's sleep habits, which can be bad for the body and the mind.

然而聚会、备考、个人问题以及各种压力都在破坏着他们睡眠习惯，这给他们身心带来了很坏影响。

Thirteen months before the next general election, the legislative motor is spluttering.

距离下届大选还有13个， 而立法运动举步维艰。